University Day is an occasion to remember the University’s past and celebrate its future. The date, Oct. 12, marks the laying of the cornerstone of Old East, the institution’s first building and the oldest state university building in the nation.…
The BCBP student social chairs have organized a fall celebration event that will be held this Friday 10/14 at 12:30 pm on the GMB lawn - everyone is welcome in the department to attend. Come join us on the GMB lawn to celebrate the arrival of fall! We will have small pumpkins to paint and … Read more
Come join Graduate and Professional Students hang out and engage at Baity Hill Garden. There will be games, food and lots of fun. You don't want to miss it. The event sponsor is UNC's Graduate and Professional Student Government.
Morgan Desantis, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Molecular, Cellular, and Development Biology University of Michigan Host: Rick Baker Title: Mechanisms of dynein regulation Motor proteins are molecular machines that power cellular movement. The DeSantis lab studies mechanisms of how microtobule associated motor proteins transport cellular cargo. We ask questions like “How do motor proteins move?”, “How are … Read more
October 21, 2022, Museum of Life and Science, Durham, NC. Main Event: 8:30 AM – 5:15 PM. Click to download the Agenda.
For our final event of our 2022 Research Retreat will be: Happy Hour at the Butterfly House, Museum of Life and Science from 5:30 PM to 6:30 PM.
Sarah Keane, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Chemistry and Biophysics University of Michigan Host: Qi Zhang Title: Structural determinants of microRNA biogenesis Research: The discovery of functional non-coding (nc) RNAs has revolutionalized our understanding of gene expression and regulation. There is a wealth recent information implicating ncRNAs as regulators of a variety of cellular and pathogenic processes. … Read more
Please join us for a DEI Town Hall meeting organized by Jean Cook, Qi Zhang, and Silvia Ramos. We would like everyone to attend, if possible, to go over the DEI survey and obtain feedback from everyone, especially students, regarding the results and suggestions regarding improvement. There will also be a zoom option (please see … Read more
Nick Rhind, Ph.D., Professor, Biochemistry and Molecular Biotechnology University of Massachusetts Medical School Host: Jean Cook Title: “The Spatial and Temporal Organization of DNA Replication.” Dr. Rhind has a B.S. in Mathematics and a B.A. with Honors in Biology from Brown University and a Ph.D. in Molecular and Cell Biology from the University of California. He … Read more
Yes, you are invited to come to see the students from BIOC710 give their final presentations on Wednesday, November 2, and November 16. Our students are excited to share their research with the department. Refreshments provided. November 2, 1-2:30 pm, 1131 Bioinformatics Matt Begley Determination of AP-3 Membrane Engagement and Cargo Selection Introduction by Matthew … Read more
Biochemistry and Biophysics Student Defense: Reem Hakeem (student of Dr. James Bear) Title: "A photopolymer-based hydrogel system reveals distinct actomyosin-based mechano-responses in fibroblast durotaxis" Date/location: Friday, November 4th at 3:00 pm, Bioinformatics 1131/Zoom
